Biogen Idec Drug Patent Portfolio

Biogen Idec owns 1 orange book drug protected by 12 US patents Given below is the list of Biogen Idec's drug patents along with their expiration dates.

Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Status
US12013403 Compositions and methods for detection of SMN protein in a subject and treatment of a subject 04 Mar, 2036
Active
US10436802 Methods for treating spinal muscular atrophy 11 Sep, 2035
Active
US9926559 Compositions and methods for modulation of SMN2 splicing in a subject 09 Jan, 2034
Active
US8361977 Compositions and methods for modulation of SMN2 splicing 23 Dec, 2030
Active
US8980853 Compositions and methods for modulation of SMN2 splicing in a subject 24 Nov, 2030
Active
US9717750 Compositions and methods for modulation of SMN2 splicing in a subject 17 Jun, 2030
Active
US7838657 Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treatment via targeting of SMN2 splice site inhibitory sequences 11 Jul, 2027
Active
US10266822 Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treatment via targeting of SMN2 splice site inhibitory sequences 05 Dec, 2025
Active
US8110560 Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treatment via targeting of SMN2 splice site inhibitory sequences 05 Dec, 2025
Active
US7101993 Oligonucleotides containing 2′-O-modified purines 05 Sep, 2023 Expired
US6210892 Alteration of cellular behavior by antisense modulation of mRNA processing 07 Oct, 2018 Expired
US6166197 Oligomeric compounds having pyrimidine nucleotide (S) with 2'and 5 substitutions 26 Dec, 2017 Expired


Given below is the list of recent legal activities going on the following drug patents of Biogen Idec.

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Large Entity 19 Jun, 2024 US8361977
Change in Power of Attorney (May Include Associate POA) 21 Mar, 2024 US9717750
Email Notification 21 Mar, 2024 US9717750
Patent Term Extension Certificate 18 Mar, 2024 US8361977
Email Notification 11 Mar, 2024 US8361977
Change in Power of Attorney (May Include Associate POA) 11 Mar, 2024 US8361977
Resp. to req. for info. sent under 37 CFR 1.750 05 Mar, 2024 US8361977
Email Notification 29 Feb, 2024 US10436802
Change in Power of Attorney (May Include Associate POA) 29 Feb, 2024 US9926559
Change in Power of Attorney (May Include Associate POA) 29 Feb, 2024 US10436802
Email Notification 29 Feb, 2024 US9926559
Correspondence Address Change 01 Feb, 2024 US8361977
Correspondence Address Change 01 Feb, 2024 US8980853
Correspondence Address Change 01 Feb, 2024 US9926559
Correspondence Address Change 01 Feb, 2024 US10436802


Biogen Idec Drug Patents' Oppositions Filed in EPO

Biogen Idec drug patents have faced multiple oppositions in the European Patent Office. The earliest opposition was filed on Jun 19, 2019, by Taylor Wessing Llp. This opposition was filed on patent number EP17203913A. Click below to reveal the latest opposition data.


Application Filing Date Opposition Party Legal Status
Patent litigations
EP17203913A Jun, 2019 Taylor Wessing LLP Granted and Under Opposition


Biogen Idec's Family Patents

Biogen Idec drugs have patent protection in a total of 27 countries. It's US patent count contributes only to 33.3% of its total global patent coverage. 3 countries have all of their patents expired or invalidated which has opened up potential generic launch opportunities in these countries. Click below to unlock the full patent family tree.

Family Patents



Biogen Idec Drug List

Given below is the complete list of Biogen Idec's drugs and the patents protecting them.


1. Spinraza

Spinraza is protected by 12 patents, out of which 3 have expired. Check out its patent list below.

Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Status
US12013403 Compositions and methods for detection of SMN protein in a subject and treatment of a subject 04 Mar, 2036
(11 years from now)
Active
US10436802 Methods for treating spinal muscular atrophy 11 Sep, 2035
(10 years from now)
Active
US9926559 Compositions and methods for modulation of SMN2 splicing in a subject 09 Jan, 2034
(9 years from now)
Active
US8361977 Compositions and methods for modulation of SMN2 splicing 23 Dec, 2030
(6 years from now)
Active
US8980853 Compositions and methods for modulation of SMN2 splicing in a subject 24 Nov, 2030
(6 years from now)
Active
US9717750 Compositions and methods for modulation of SMN2 splicing in a subject 17 Jun, 2030
(5 years from now)
Active
US7838657 Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treatment via targeting of SMN2 splice site inhibitory sequences 11 Jul, 2027
(2 years from now)
Active
US10266822 Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treatment via targeting of SMN2 splice site inhibitory sequences 05 Dec, 2025
(1 year, 1 month from now)
Active
US8110560 Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treatment via targeting of SMN2 splice site inhibitory sequences 05 Dec, 2025
(1 year, 1 month from now)
Active
US7101993 Oligonucleotides containing 2′-O-modified purines 05 Sep, 2023
(1 year, 1 month ago)
Expired
US6210892 Alteration of cellular behavior by antisense modulation of mRNA processing 07 Oct, 2018
(6 years ago)
Expired
US6166197 Oligomeric compounds having pyrimidine nucleotide (S) with 2'and 5 substitutions 26 Dec, 2017
(6 years ago)
Expired

Discover which of these patents contain the active ingredient(API) of the drug, their family patents, along with litigation and legal activity details of these patents on Spinraza's drug page


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